Large Art Deco BAKELITE Jewellery Box
container/antique Japanese Bento (food or lunch) box, lacquered
Item number: 04012100
Price: $225
This is a lovely Art Deco bakelite jewellery box with lift off lid.
Finished in a crocodile skin effect with flowers on the lid. Inside it
has 3 compartments, probably for neck, ear and finger jewellery. I
haven't seen a nice bakelite jewellery box like this before. It came
out of a liquidation sale of an old antique shop. The price on the box
was $305.
In excellent condition...no cracks at all.
The size of the container/box is 18 cms x 13.5 cms
x 5 cms high.
I have received an email saying that this is
actually a Japanese Bento Box (lunch box). Depending on it's size it
may have also been used to serve food or take food to someone. They are
usually made of Japanese lacquer, and could be over a hundred years
old.
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